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Golden Ale

180 calories 16 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: British Golden Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 17 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 19.05 gallons
Post Boil Size: 17.83 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 90%
Calories: 180 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday May 2nd 2025
1.055
1.010
5.9%
28.9
5.5
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
27 lb Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row27 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row 37 1.8 75%
7 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale7 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 19.4%
2 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 20L2 lb Caramel / Crystal 20L 35 20 5.6%
36 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.75 oz Warrior1.75 oz Warrior Hops Pellet 13.4 Boil 60 min 23.29 36.8%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 10 min 2.52 21.1%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Whirlpool 0 min 3.08 42.1%
4.75 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
20 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2 tbsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
72 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 306 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Golden Water 10-22-2020
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
35 7 24 28 88 138.9
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
12.5 gal Strike 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
12.5 gal Fly Sparge 170 °F 165 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 18.68 gal (74.71 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 6.68 gal (26.71 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 16.38 gal (65.52 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.12 gal (36.48 qt) and adding 4.38 gal (17.52 qt) sparge/top-off. 13.5 54  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 13.5 54  
Mash volume with grains 16.38 65.5  
Grain absorption losses -4.5 -18  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.93 g | 39.7 qt) 10.3 41.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 18.68 g | 74.7 qt) 19.05 76.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1 -0.4  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 17.08 g | 68.3 qt) 17.83 71.3  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.08 -0.3  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 17.76 g | 71 qt) 17 68  
Total: 23.8 95.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Lacking hop flavor. Good bitterness. 1.016 FG. Overall boring beer. Clean flavor well balanced.

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